Biography of Nicholas ArtzWinona County, MN Biographies

NICHOLAS ARTZ, gunsmith and dealer in guns, pistols, fishingtackle and sporting goods, east side Lafayette street,
between Second and Third. This is the principal depot of supplies for sportsmen in this city. The business was
started by the present proprietor a little over three years ago, in a small shop on the opposite side of the street,
which proving too small for his business, a move was soon afterward made to the present location. Two persons are
employed about the establishment, which does a constantly increasing business. Mr. Artz is a Winona boy, born July
20, 1858; his father, Nicholas Artz, having been one of Winona's pioneer grain buyers.